There are many festivals in Viet nam.The Hung King Temple Festival is one of the most important festivals.It takes place in Hung King Temple in Phu Tho from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month. This festival is held to worship the founders of our nation.There is a big procession from the foot of Nghia Linh mountain.People offer incense and specialities such as: banh chung ,banh day and five-fruit-trays to the King ,besides,there are many traditional games and activities such as bamboo swings, lion dances,wrestling and <<Xoan>> singing performance
To honor the first king of Vietnam, Vietnamese people hold a cultural festival called the Hung King Temple festival. It takes place in Nghia Linh Mountain, Phu Tho Province every year. The Hung Temple historical area includes three main temples: Ha Temple, Trung Temple and Thuong Temple in order from the bottom of the mountain going up. People will visit and enjoy most of the activities here. During the festival, people will take part in many folk games such as bamboo swings, “nem con”, rice cooking competitions, lion dance, human chess, water puppet performance,… Besides folk games, there are also cultural festival activities, such as taking the king's litter or offering incense. It is because of these activities and competitions that the festival atmosphere becomes more noisy and crowded. The festival attracts thousands of people across the country and overseas each year. This is an occasion for every Vietnamese to express the long-lasting traditional morality “When you drink water, remember the source” when joining the festival.
